The Protoss Scout is a Deep-Space/Aerospace recon craft, as the name suggests. It was originally intended for such, but the conflicts with the Zerg and the Terran Dominion has pressed it into combat service. It is suited for dogfighting, but can also take out ground targets such as Sunken Colonies. The Scout has fallen into disuse after the Brood War had begun, and has been replaced with the new Phoenix starfighter.